I was just wondering if anyone practices or practiced anapanasati and if so how one incorporates the 4 foundations of mindfulness in his/her meditation? If so, how did you go about your meditation to see the 4 foundations?It is said that one may practice anapanasati in such a way in which the 4 satipatthana are included...

Thanks

"whatever one frequently thinks and ponders upon will be the inclination of one's mind"

Billymac29 wrote:It is said that one may practice anapanasati in such a way in which the 4 satipatthana are included...

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html"And how is mindfulness of in-&-out breathing developed & pursued so as to bring the four frames of reference to their culmination?"[16 steps]"This is how mindfulness of in-&-out breathing is developed & pursued so as to bring the four frames of reference to their culmination."

So you migth say the 4 foundations are incorporated in anapanasati. Notice the 16steps in relation to the 4frames, body, feelings, mind, mental objects.

For example, Pa Auk wrote in his short book mindfulness of breathing:To be mindful of the breath body, in the way we have explained, is body contemplation; to be mindful of the jhana factors of pleasant and neutral feelings is feelings contemplation; to be mindful of the exalted mind is mind contemplation; and to be mindful of things such as the anapana patibhaga-nimitta and the jhana factors is dhammas contemplation. That is to develop the four foundations of mindfulness (cattaro satipatthana).

Billymac29 wrote:It is said that one may practice anapanasati in such a way in which the 4 satipatthana are included...

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html"And how is mindfulness of in-&-out breathing developed & pursued so as to bring the four frames of reference to their culmination?"[16 steps]"This is how mindfulness of in-&-out breathing is developed & pursued so as to bring the four frames of reference to their culmination."

So you migth say the 4 foundations are incorporated in anapanasati. Notice the 16steps in relation to the 4frames, body, feelings, mind, mental objects.

Yes i agree... I was just seeing what other's interpretation of what that actually means is and how that's actually practiced in anapanasati.

For example, Pa Auk wrote in his short book mindfulness of breathing:To be mindful of the breath body, in the way we have explained, is body contemplation; to be mindful of the jhana factors of pleasant and neutral feelings is feelings contemplation; to be mindful of the exalted mind is mind contemplation; and to be mindful of things such as the anapana patibhaga-nimitta and the jhana factors is dhammas contemplation. That is to develop the four foundations of mindfulness (cattaro satipatthana).

As Samma stated, the triads correspond very clearly to the four satipatthanas.

Going through the 16 steps is itself the perfect culmination of satipatthana, but it should be pointed out that other meditations, like four elements meditation, corpse meditation, metta meditation, etc. are also very helpful practices.

Gain and loss, status and disgrace, censure and praise, pleasure and pain:these conditions among human beings are inconstant,impermanent, subject to change.

LonesomeYogurt wrote:As Samma stated, the triads correspond very clearly to the four satipatthanas.

Going through the 16 steps is itself the perfect culmination of satipatthana, but it should be pointed out that other meditations, like four elements meditation, corpse meditation, metta meditation, etc. are also very helpful practices.

Oh absolutely... the buddha talked about many other meditations.. I was just looking at anapanasati and really looking for different ways of practicing (or interpreting) the 16 steps

with metta

"whatever one frequently thinks and ponders upon will be the inclination of one's mind"